The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-26

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in Hartford Theological Seminary by the resig-
nation of Professor Riddle. DIR. Chambers
one of the Old Testament revision committee
MY dearvitch, shall we have pancakes or fish
ballsovitch for bre akfast tomorrow asked the
Czarina Don't bother yourself about the NOR
rowskow, dearski, replied the Gar. There's
a nightski to come yet, and might diem might
not
BOOK AGENT called upon the superi ntendent
of schools at Cleveland. o.. and. not finding him
in, rang bell close at hand 1t proved to be
fire alarm, at the sound of which six hundred
well-trained pupils and fled of the
building. The agent quickly departed for Fields
fresh"
MISS SOPHIE MARKLE, who reported
gagged to Secretary Bayard, has recently made
valuable find Mt her old family homestead. 1t
consists of autograph letters. embracing at least
one from each President from Washington to
Arthur. When arranged the collection will be
worth good, round sum.
TEXAS Siftings: What sort of preacher is
Parson Surplusl' asked newly arrived stranger
in Austin of native. "Oh, he is very fair
preacher rs he a sympathetic preacher
''You bet he is. He never attempts to preach
without exciting general sympathy-its such
hard work for him to do it"
Mr. BEEcHERs Peekskill farm, 'Boscobel,'
has been leased for the summer by General
road Company, With the option of buying it.
The farm has thirty-six acres. and there
more than four hundred trees on it, representing
every tree that grows in the latitude of Peekskil
Mr. PAN-ELEcTRIC GARLAND settled at Little
Rock by chance. When he was admitted to the
bar he had himself blindfolded and then struck
wildly at map of the State with pencil
Where the point struck he went. 1t he struck
town. he said in advance. he would practice
law; if country, he would go to farming; and if
river he would work on a steam boat.
A woMAN's piercing screams were heard issu-
ing from handsome residence a Chicago
avenue. The police forced entrance and
rushed upstairs to the apartment of the lady of
the mansion where the screaming woman was
found doubled up III a folding bed. nearly
broken in two and smothered besides. It
new invention, and she had forgotten the combi-
nation.
THE people of the Holy Land are becoming
civilized. Bethlehems streets are lighted with
gas. Nazareth is the headquarters of big olive
oil spectators. and Cesarea is having building
boom A large soap factory. has been estab-
lished on the site of the ancient Shechem, and
the people are beginning to use it on their per-
sons instead of trying to eat it, as they did at
first
HENPECKED gentleman determined to sup
with party of friends against the will of his
wife. He resolved that he would, and she
that he should not go. He did not go. His
friends missed him, and, just for a lark, in
residence, Wler6
his wife sitting in their chairs fast asleep He
had given her opiate that he might slip away,
and she had given him one that he might not.
SHE glanced at the ring on her finger
A diamond which he had placed there
The stone shone as true
AS her fair eyes of blue,
And the gold was match to her hair.
She smiled at the thought
It's radiance brought,
And whispered in sweet accents low:
,rDh, thank you S dear fred'
Much nicer than Tom gave, you know"
-Harper's Bazaar.
THE survivors of the Greedy expedition are
now six in number. General Greedy is chief of
the Signal Service, David L. Brainard is second
lieutenant of cavalry at Fort Waa Walla,
Julius r. Frederick is at his home in Indianapo-
lis, Henry Biederbeck is messenger in the Ag-
ricultural Bureau at Washington, Maurice Con-
nell is private in the signal corps at San Fran
cisco and Francis Larg is a sergeant in the sig
nal corps at New York.
THE Philadelphia News relates that not long
ago a four-year old tot invited three older play
mates into an icecream saloon, whore she mag
uificently ordered four plates of cream. When
the delectable food had been eaten she calmly
proceeded to walk out of the place without pay
ing for it. The proprietor stopped her. Look
ing mp in his face in the most innocent manner
in the world. she lisped: 81 amt got any money,
sir. I'll pay you when I'm married" II,
DURING the epidemic of yellow fever which
prevailed the first year in Caracas a physician
doubted case of that disease The principal
symptoms manifested themselves in manner
so marked that there remained not the least
doubt. For three days the poor animal remained
in a sad condition. each day growing worse, and
presenting in succession the symptoms de-
scribed, until the fourth day, when the case ter
minated fatally.
c. L. WEBSTER tells pleasant story concern
ing his Italian journey. He called upon prom
inent publisher in Turin, and that worthy. upon
the receipt OF his card. rushed forth with an eff
fusive welcome Mr.. Webster, rather astopshed
at much cordiallty in total stranger. sug-
gested that his hame could hardly be known to
his italian brother in business. what" ex-
claimed the italian, "the publisher of the Popes
Lifei And then"-with profound bow-''your
beautiful dictionary
THERE are considerably over sixty thousand
persons confined at the present time in prisons
in the United States. This is nearly nine times
the number OF prisoners in 1850. so that, even
making allowance for increase in population
crime. at any rate punishment Tor crime, is
much more general now than then. The West
compares very favorably with the East in re-
gard to the proportion of prisoners to population.
and Massachusetts seems the favcrite home of
the habitual criminal. In one county OF that
State one inhabitant out of every 270 is in jail
A CORRESPONDENT sends the following, which
he thinks too good to be lost Zone of our Rox-
bury citizens has daughter about three years
old Having accompanied her mother to witness
a baptism, the next day she said she going
to have a baptism herself, and arranging her
dolls along the edge of the bath tub she prepared
one of them for immersion Her mother hear
ing the child's voice. advanced within listening
distance and heard the following address to the
candidate: now baptize you in the name of the
Father and the Son, and into the hole you co."
COMMENT AND OPINION.